The Significant New Researcher Award

The Significant New Researcher Award is awarded annually to a researcher
who has made a recent significant contribution to the field of computer
graphics and is new to the field. The intent is to recognize people
who, though early in their careers, have already made a notable contribution.

The Significant New Researcher Award has been presented to Paul Debevec, Steven J. Gortler,
Mathieu Desbrun, and Zoran Popović.

Criteria

The scope of the areas of accomplishment for award recipients encompasses
both theory and application including, but not limited to, works of
art, development of algorithms, hardware design, and innovative application
of computer graphics. These awards, however, are not intended solely
to recognize service to SIGGRAPH.

ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Service Award

This award, presented for the first time at SIGGRAPH 98, is given
on even-numbered years to recognize outstanding service to ACM SIGGRAPH
by a volunteer. It recognizes persons who have given extraordinary
service to ACM SIGGRAPH, both in the trenches and in positions of
more responsibility or visibility, over a significant period of time.

Nominees for this award should be willing to work behind the scenes,
push new ideas until they become a reality, help other volunteers,
and devote a large part of their lives to serving ACM SIGGRAPH and
its community.